What is the difference between Violet and Cam. Black Green?

ΔE 10 (close). Cam. Black Green is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Violet vs Cam. Black Green

Violet

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d2d2a (estimate)

Cam. Black Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.741
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #272927 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cam. Black Green is a little darker, more muted than Violet.

Can I use Cam. Black Green instead of Violet?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Cam. Black Green is a little darker, more muted than Violet.

Can I use Violet instead of Cam. Black Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Violet is a little lighter, more saturated.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Violet on the colour wheel See Cam. Black Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Violet

Violet vs Hull Red (71.039)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Cam. Black Green
Violet vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cam. Black Green
Violet vs Mahogany (71.036)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cam. Black Green

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Cam. Black Green

Cam. Black Green vs Carbon Black (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Violet
Cam. Black Green vs Tenebrous Teal (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Violet
Cam. Black Green vs Deep Rusto (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Violet equivalents · Cam. Black Green equivalents